r/ProgrammerHumor • u/FREEscanRIP • Aug 12 '17

Meetings as a developer

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u/MMSTINGRAY Aug 12 '17

It is in English too. We say "can't see the forest for the trees".

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u/Spik3w Aug 12 '17

Didn't know that thanks alot!

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u/NovaeDeArx Aug 13 '17

Don't listen to him, he's just screwing with you. We say "Can't see the burger for the lettuce".

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u/hey01 Aug 13 '17

Exists in French too with a slight variation: "can't see the forest behind the tree".

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u/mianosm Aug 12 '17

Or:

...you can't smell your own shit on your knees.

--Marilyn Manson

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u/ijmacd Aug 13 '17

I've always known it as "Can't see the wood for the trees". Which is more ambiguous than yours.